Aouragh, M. 2021. EU Digital COVID Certificates: When governments move fast and break things. github. 84 Troyan, Cassandra; Aouragh, Miriyam; Awan, Nishat; Barnard, Gwendolin; Boudiaf, Yasmine; Gürses, Seda; Hill, Clareese; Pritchard, Helen; Snelting, Femke.
| Title | EU Digital COVID Certificates: When governments move fast and break things |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Aouragh, M. |
| Abstract | On 20 May 2021 the EU commission reached a provisional agreement on the issuance of the 'EU Digital COVID Certificate'––previously referred to as a 'Digital Green Certificate'. As The Institute for Technology In The Public Interest, we are deeply concerned about the short and long term implications of this Regulation. The certificate is being introduced at great speed under the auspices of public health at a moment of urgency and vulnerability on all levels, be it the level of the state, political institutions such as the EU, collectives, businesses and individuals. Whilst we recognize the vulnerabilities produced by the COVID-19 pandemic, in this bugreport we outline some of the serious issues that the implementation of the 'EU Digital COVID Certificate' raises. We think it is necessary that the EU commission undertake an 'impact assessment', a step which was dangerously omitted in the record time that the proposed EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation was agreed upon by the different EU institutions. Our aim in this bugreport is to make a start with defining impact areas, with the hope that other concerned groups and individuals will further extend it. |
| Keywords | Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science, Media Technology; Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science, Information Systems; Design; Health and Caring Sciences, Health Informatics |
| Article number | Troyan, Cassandra; Aouragh, Miriyam; Awan, Nishat; Barnard, Gwendolin; Boudiaf, Yasmine; Gürses, Seda; Hill, Clareese; Pritchard, Helen; Snelting, Femke |
| Journal | github |
| Journal citation | 84 |
| Year | 2021 |
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| Published | 07 May 2021 |